A VIEWER sent me this M.2 SSD Caddy thing | Can I FIX It?

Thanks to Patreon Si Frost for sending over this 1TB Samsung 970 EVOPlus SSD and Orico TCM2-C3 M.2 enclosure.
Si says that it doesn't work, so let's see if we can figure out why!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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[@larky3]

the plastic strip on the thermal pad needs to be removed to make contact with the heatsink, maybe this is why things got to hot..

[@craiglegend]

I was going to say the same thing. Lol

[@pavelstoikov3780]

jeez u so fast

[@AlphaMachina]

That's exactly why. The drive overheated and blew that inductor out.

[@james-5560]

Came here to say that, the moment I saw that thermal pad I knew it would be overheating. Probably when copying data it'll get a lot hotter too.

[@CDRaff]

Both of the pads still have the plastic too. Poor little drive never stood a chance.

[@wanjockey]

Very nice catch. It just shows you that perseverence is worth it. Thanks for sharing.

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, I was very very close to giving up but I knew there had to be something! Somewhere!

[@sparkyprojects]

You can test inductors with an LCR meter, with a bonus of being able to test capacitors and resistors ;)

[@brody6634]

I'm almost certain he has one, pretty sure he's used it in another video just to rest it out. If I remember correctly, a viewer sent it to him. Apparently he is not a big fan of it, because I'm not sure I have seen it since. Either that, or he forgets he has it when he has an opportunity to use it.

[@exidy-yt]

How nice, a rap I can skip because it dosen't overlay my favourite part of any repair, the disassembly! MOAR PLEASE Steve! (also, excellent work!)

[@ClaireParker]

Watching a man throw caution to the wind with a plug in device that doesn’t work from someone else’s computer. Love it. Phishing usb stick anyone? Another great video. ❤

[@mikepanchaud1]

Doesn't everyone disable autorun? Shouldn't be a problem then.

[@ClaireParker]

Sorry for my late reply I was just responding to a nice sounding disadvantaged millionaire from Nigeria. He needs my help. 😊

[@oliverer3]

To be fair, seems a lot less likely that a long term Patreon supporter would do something nefarious.

[@stevewhitear5044]

Hi Steve the inductors are CD32 chip power inductors, they can be found on Amazon

[@Khodeus]

I'm Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate!

[@MizuhoChan]

I am rubber, you are glue.

[@veekelen]

Look behind you, a three headed monkey!

​@MizuhoChan "oh, that is so clichè" damn its been a while! 😅

[@ChrisShUK]

"you're a failure as a pirate"

[@zedcarr6128]

10:55 If the windings on an inductor are shorted together, you will get continuity, but it will be faulty as it would be a low Ohm link rather than an inductor. The best way to check them is with an LCR Meter, I have a couple made by Peal Electronics and one made by Megger. There's a MEGGER B131 on Ebay now at £55 which is worth a punt. A ESR meter may also give you an indication of the condition of an inductor by comparing the reading with a known inductor of the same value.

[@epsileth]

Only thing to remember is the drive type, nvme or sata standard, and the connector on the board is keyed a certain way. You can make sure you get enclosures that can handle multiple types.

[@Champoftheuni]

Hi Steve, stumbled across your channel and super impressed. Loving your work and keep it going fella! 👏

[@StephenPhayre]

Amazing! I thought maybe that you weren't going to find a fix but you did it!

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Stephen! Just about! 😊

[@dwarf365]

Always remove the plastic sheets from thermal pads, that why it over heated and died. you thermally insulated it.

[@EdGeorge555]

Oh snap! nice catch!! I think I would have missed that one, and I definitely would not have had an inductor that would have fit. Awesome video!

[@javirial1859]

Love the monkey island wallpaper, or am I wrong ?

[@BanxyNZ]

So glad I watched that all the way through.. Well done :)

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Banxy! ❤

[@isitPC]

Retro Repairs for the win! Sometimes old school is the way forward. In fact I think you should fix all repairs going forward with lo-tech components. At least soldering them would be a lot easier... 🤣

[@StezStixFix]

I like it! Who needs those newfangled surface mount components anyway! 😂

[@endotherm]

@@StezStixFix Yeah, just Dremmel a "figure-8"-shaped hole/cutout through the PCB to accommodate the component in the middle, so it doesn't stick up too high beyond the front and back surfaces of the board😀. Taking "through-hole" to another level.

[@Proximamentelepizza]

Hello from mexico steve thank you for your videos, just got started on electronics, learning alot from you ... Thanks man

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Another fantastic video, and to think you nearly missed it - that could have been a very short video! 😂

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, this could easily have been a big fat (short) fail 😅

[@wesleybilly8097]

Not stupid if it works. Congrats on 175k subs my friend. We appreciate you.

[@BobCumberbatch]

Awesome fix! Great stuff 👏

[@wisher21uk]

Well done Steve, great catch there I wouldn’t of noticed it 😊

[@Jesselovespinball]

Nice job Steve , shows you how taking a second look from a different perspective works both literally and figuratively! Well done ! 👍 Get In !

[@danieltadros183]

Good Job Stevie 👏 love your work man, ive watched all of your repair videos over the last 6 months and ive learnt a shitload from you, love your realistic videos- keep it up bro, when you upload a new vid it makes my day driving in the van all day

[@ISquishWorms]

Nice find, I think I would have missed that. Really enjoyed this one.

[@tsbeech]

Get in there! Results! Great video Steve

[@mq1425]

nice repair captain bodge 👏

[@bentinsley9129]

Great video, all I seem to be doing these days is watching your videos. My misses laughs at me when I say along with you your sayings. Thanks.

[@shooter3267]

Great fix Steve!

[@jeffridj]

Nice find, well done!

[@beavis6363]

Superb. Perfectly personalized.

[@smartlibra2965]

That was fun to watch. Well done

[@mikelindsay2075]

Great workaround!

[@DSSeraph]

This was almost certainly caused by overheating. Not just one, but BOTH of those thermal pads still have the plastic film on them meaning they're doing next to nothing in terms of heat dispersion. Make sure you _always_ check for, and remove any plastic film on your parts, folks, this is why.

[@LimbaZero]

Only way that would be overheating SSD take more current that then saturated inductor. Those inductors are rated to 125C.

[@benjaminsporl]

This is your best video yet... Thanks.

[@flyinryanfpv]

I just want to say I love your vids and don't miss a single one! Cheers Mate

[@ittittitit]

Love the Enya reference in the thumbnail.

[@Dukefazon]

Nice Phatt Island wallpaper!

[@johnr3435]

Inductors are coils of wire so usually have very low resistance but can either go O/C no reading or shorted turns so still very low resistance but difficult to tell if faulty. Need an inductance meter or LCR meter to verify - cheap ones on Amazon for just over £20. Correct it doesn't matter which way around they go. Only matters for transformers - also coils of wire. I hate those type of caddies because even if the heat pads take the heat away from the chips there is nowhere for it to go. Good spot on the inductor!!

[@joelkist6493]

Nice find. Good job...

[@Madison-in-da-house]

Good fix. I wouldn’t have noticed that inductor was blown.

[@hublanderuk]

inductors I never had much experience with at college for when I was studying to be an electrician. Did a little electronics as part of the course. I treat most inductors as just big resistors. In the circuit for an old florescent tube circuit they have a big one we call a choke/ballast. Without it the current would just keep going up and up. Hence why you always find them burnt out when they fail.

[@daveka5451]

What? No 2 second rap at 4:30??? 😄 I really do love your videos and have learned quite a bit. I am testing my skills with a mini USB UPS repair for a camera.

[@chanyphilly8266]

Another excellent fix

[@cjh0751]

Probably the best technician in the world

[@hugegamer5988]

An easy way to test inductors besides sweeping a frequency and measuring capacitance is to simply measure the DC internal resistance. It should be on the data sheet or in a range typical for that package and value. If it’s failed as a short like insulation burned off and now wires are touching it will be less than to spec.

[@edwardfitz-gibbon6484]

Haha. I love your fun approach. 😂

[@BlakeC27]

Another 'solid' effort Steve.

[@GameRaveTV]

Hanging it off the side was a stroke of genius.

[@HorstBrack]

awesome as always

[@cjh0751]

Hey guys can you see that green airship over our city? Nice job Steve and very 🤣

[@Cortain]

I like your repairs. Greetings from Berlin

[@glenndavis6793]

That was a cool one. Good job.

[@kristins8438]

Damn that thumbnail speaks to my soul. I clicked just to tip my hat.

[@thebouncingball4747]

Monkey Island desktop wallpaper....I loved them games... :). Well done on another save.

[@ManuTheDeath]

Hi Steve, I'm an Italian who has been following you for some time. I have noticed for a few months that in your videos there is now an audio track in my language and I wanted to advise you to remove this option. The translation is horrendous and the sentences are often misspelled and have grammatical errors. Every time I open one of your videos I have to change the track to English.

[@Khodeus]

Yeah buddy, same here. Fastidiosissimo.

[@dimitrithewhovian]

Isn't it only since the Dyson oscillation Fan video?

[@Threesix36mafia]

Had the same issue. Solved it by going into Setting (the gear on top right of the video ) and change the audio track to english (original). Worked for me hope for you too.

[@Sunila_DragonladyCH]

As the above commenter said, this is not on the end of the person posting. It's up to you to disable the function. It's an automatic feature that doesn't really work.

[@gistar7855]

Had the same issue in French

[@Nobe_Oddy]

EXCELLENTY WORK!! I have a drive that does the EXACT SAME THING!!!! I think I'm gonna have to take a look at the board now :D TYVM!

[@kenreighard5071]

Phatt Island special

[@QuiteSimplyMyChoice]

Quality repair 👍

[@TheCooperman666]

To test a inductor set the multimeter to ohm's. A good inductor reading is less than 1ohm higher or inf readings will indicate a damaged or open inductor.

[@bradallen8909]

*Ohms.

[@TheCooperman666]

@@bradallen8909 Chill Rudolph

[@TheInternetIsDeadToMe]

Nothing beats my Sunday fix!

[@Mvrky0]

I would recommend using a computer that isn't your main one, for projects like this. Maybe an old laptop or something to test it. Connecting unknown storage devices to your main PC can only end in disaster

[@ChunkySidFix]

Nice work , ive tried to find them 2R2s before to there like impossible to find in that size or they cost a arm and a leg for like 5 of them

[@garymucher4082]

The "coil" you removed, did it test continuity using the ohms scale on the Mul-tim-et-ter... Since coils are nothing more than wire coiled up, sometimes around a core, you could even try some lacquered copper wire coils in its place... Just an idea.

[@Popeyes66]

As I always say Steve. You have passed your induction course with flying colours .

[@bones1225]

Nice fix S.

[@nightbutchers]

Thought you were gonna go with Dio Holy diver for the song at the end 😂

[@danielhulan3058]

Steve, thats a score if you can get the drive to work. Those 970 evos are super expensive. I haven't watched the whole video yet but you could try formatting the drive by plugging it straight into your pc and see if it works.

[@catcam]

Great win !!! Thanks for great content

[@ToivonenTJT]

If i am remeber correctly. You need a micro-ohmmeter to measure the correct resistance of the coil/inductor or fuse.

[@AStarkSnow]

Had to re-read the title like 5 times because I kept misreading it as "SSD Candy thing". What the heck is an "SSD Candy?", oh CADDY.

[@Advisorblogger]

Good catch and I am.not sure if that's the look of the thermal.pad or the plastic. I have two of those and the thermal pad does have a plastic look which could totally have caused that hole

[@MenaceInc]

I have one of these. Never had a problem with it. Then again, I didn't leave the film on the thermal pad 😂

[@HereComesNovember]

I got this exact enclosure last year that gave the same error message, I was sent a replacement that also had the same issue. I was then sent a third one that did work. Possibly the same failed component, who knows.

[@chuckbenedict7235]

Check the voltage on the output side of the inductor with a volt meter or preferably a scope, prior to removal. Either would have been no volts or badly regulated. Still, your intuition is amazing and content always entertaining.

[@colinboneham7387]

That Zero ohm was trolling you Steve for a split second

[@wallysprint]

18:33 the NorthridgeFix motto right there.. :D

[@mikepanchaud1]

A cheap component tester will check if the inductor is working. The faulty one probably has shorted turns so will pass a continuity test.

[@deety1964]

A brilliant bodge.!

[@felippecezar9117]

OMG, your wallpaper...

[@AllanDeal]

Time for a cup of tea and watch some Sunday soldering

[@TheFalcro1234]

You better believe I stayed for the rap. that's how we roll here SUPPORT

[@DodgyFPV]

To test an inductor you use resistance I think, each one will have a range, not sure but seeing as it is a wire wound it would have some?

[@blaneleary5200]

Your videos are double genious steve

[@Mrflash222006]

the 970 evo plus nvme drives benefit from a firmware upgrade using Samsung Magician I have installed/used loads of these Ssd’s without issue - even a squirrel finds a nut once in a while

[@TENGILL]

I love it when things look like you got them working by 3:30, then you look at the video and it is 19:24 long... So what will happen in the next 16 min or so...

[@jasonpoletta1797]

Only true Stezamaniacs stayed till the end brother!!!

[@NikBoff]

genious repair, nice going

[@ronny332]

The resistance of an inductor should always be close to 0 Ohms with DC. They are the opposite to capacitors. DC = short circuit, high frequencies = high resistance. So to test it with a basic setup you can just put DC on it with a very low current (limited), and a high frequency and the same maximum current. If it works, the current with the higher frequency should be lower. But that's very basic and doesn't tell a lot about a real value (Henry). 14:48 wouldn't it be better to just give it a try first, before caring about the cosmetics 🙂? The result looks brilliant, I wouldn't change anything 🙂Clear case = open view to every component 🙂

[@chrisstokoe3169]

Well done lad

[@LOrealHardly]

You're going to do the Left Leg first? Okay-cokey! Fun fact, Charles Macak, one of the writers of The Hokey-Cokey, died last Wednesday. They had a few problems with his coffin at the undertakers. It all started when they tried to put his left leg in...!

[@guns102]

Nice Monkey Island wallpaper 😎

[@endotherm]

The plastic strips on the pads need to be removed so that they don't act as a heat insulator. The idea is that the heat is removed from the SSD and conducted to the case which acts like a heatsink. There should be some adhesion to the SSD and some adhesion to the case, otherwise it will cook the device, just like what happened.

[@KLGChaos]

I have a 970 Pro myself that would just occasionally stop showing up on my PC. Which sucked as it had my main Windows set up and apps (I have a backup just in case). Each time, it's just been some blackening on the connectors that I had to clean with IPA and plug it back in.

[@peterikalukjuak506]

Vos voice over Steve?? You good

[@tomsbuilds]

Nice vid 🙂 I wonder why the owner didn´t test it with another ssd-adapter.

[@marks1397]

Please do the rap at the end of all ur videos .. Saves me having to fast - forward through them 😂😂😂

[@liviorock2026]

BRAVISSIMO HAI TROVATO IL GUASTO E HASI RISOLTO NON SE SI PUO METTE LA SUA RESIATENZA ORIGINALE MA SE FUNZIONA COSI VA ANCHE ALLA GRANDE AL MASSIMO SI COMBIA LO STICK

[@marceuchiha07]

Brilliant 🎉

[@thenintari]

It’s the Monkey Island 2 wallpaper that brings me back to this channel

[@apollolux]

That is one of the dodgiest fixes that ever dodged on this channel. Get some kapton tape or solder mask on that, STAT. XD

[@AlphaMachina]

Brilliant.